Sentences with phrase «into fuel production»

The amusing stunt drove home a vital point: Biofuel programs are turning food into fuel, converting cropland into fuel production sites, and disrupting food supplies for hungry people worldwide.

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And Brazil, arguably the world leader in making ethanol from crops, has been turning sugar cane into fuel for nearly three decades — a process that is 30 % cheaper than corn - based production in the U.S.

Maybe a new fuel - injection system is being developed, one that is superior to and cheaper than what is currently in use, and you know that when it goes into production, it will take up a large share of the market.

The company is burning a lot of money, and there are fears it won't have enough fuel to make it to its final destination: getting the CSeries into production and securing a revenue stream.

Fueling the company's most recent plunge was the revelation that it encountered some unexpected drilling delays that would push the initial production of certain wells into next year, as well as the fact that its wells are producing more gas than expected.

When a uranium price recovery happens, Energy Fuels has a significant number of assets that could be brought into production, some former producers, some larger assets with large capital budgets.

These hydrocarbons, which are also burned for heating and cooking and blended into vehicle fuel, are extracted from the natural gas production stream or produced as a by - product of refined oil.

This shift has been fuelled not only by increased final demand within the region, particularly from China, but also by a reorganisation of production processes into regional networks.

Led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the project seeks to create «C4 rice» — rice with a built - in fuel injector to better convert sunlight into grain, potentially resulting in up to 50 % higher production all while using less water and nutrients.

In order to compare farming systems, they are subdivided into emissions due to burning of oil and fuel (direct energy) and the use of oil and fuel for the production and transport of fertilizers, machinery and synthetic pesticides (indirect energy).

On August 4 th, The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Bill, 2016, was passed into law, after a long and extensive consultative process, aimed strengthening and improving the legal environment governing the exploration and production of foProduction) Bill, 2016, was passed into law, after a long and extensive consultative process, aimed strengthening and improving the legal environment governing the exploration and production of foproduction of fossil fuel.

And it continues to pursue research into alternative fuels and technologies that can further reduce the carbon intensity of energy applications across a variety of sectors, including electricity production and transportation.

However, it is electricity consumption by microwave appliances that has the biggest impact on the environment, taking into account its whole life cycle, from production of fuels to generation of electricity.

Another company ready to make the leap into commercial scale production of algae fuel is Sapphire Energy, which operates a 2,200 acre algae farm in New Mexico where oil is harvested across 70 open ponds and refined on site.

Such initiatives include research focused on more efficient production of gaseous hydrogen fuel by using solar energy to break water down into its components of hydrogen and oxygen.

The editors respond: We thought the numbers in Dukes's study were fascinating for what they reveal about the amount of raw biomass needed to create a gallon of gasoline; however, due to space constraints, we could not go into greater detail about fossil - fuel production and energy usage.

While the cellulosic biofuel production process has yet to be extensively commercialized, several private companies are developing specialized biorefineries capable of converting tough corn fibers into fuel.

Recent research indicates that unless forests are guaranteed to regrow to carbon parity, production of wood pellets for fuel is likely to put more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and preserve fewer species on the landscape during the next several decades.»

According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the production, processing and distribution of meat requires huge outlays of pesticides, fertilizer, fuel, feed and water while releasing greenhouse gases, manure and a range of toxic chemicals into our air and water.

«This work is a great demonstration of how Setaria viridis can be leveraged to gain fundamental insights into the mechanisms that govern seed production in the grasses — our most important group of plants that includes corn, sorghum, rice, wheat and barley,» said Thomas Brutnell, Ph.D., Director of the Enterprise Institute for Renewable Fuels, Danforth Center.

Currently, about 95 percent of hydrogen production worldwide comes from converting fossil fuels such as natural gas into hydrogen — a process that releases large quantities of carbon dioxide into the air, said Maher El - Kady, a UCLA postdoctoral researcher and a co-author of the research.

He added that using solar cells and abundantly available elements to split water into hydrogen and oxygen has enormous potential for reducing the cost of hydrogen production and that the approach could eventually replace the current method, which relies on fossil fuels.

Of course, plant - based plastics run into the same problem as plant - based fuels — directly or indirectly they have an impact on food production.

Dr Degirmenci said when considering greenhouse gas emissions it was important to acknowledge the difference between on - road emissions only taking into account the fuel used, and well - to - wheel emissions including all emissions related to fuel production, processing, distribution and use.

By blocking the production of polymers, the researchers found that molecular structure of its lignin was altered and became less complex, making for a more easily digestible feedstock to turn into fuels.

It's also critical to a future less dependent on foreign oil: Hydraulic fracturing, «clean coal» technologies, nuclear fuel production, and carbon storage (the keystone of the strategy to address climate change) all count on pushing waste into rock formations below the earth's surface.

He has excelled in three disparate areas of inorganic chemistry; modern f - element chemistry, energy production and storage, and advances in conversion of biologically derived carbohydrates into chemical feedstocks and fuels.

Sundrop Fuels, Inc., a gasification - based drop - in advanced biofuels company, finalized a licensing agreement to use ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company's methanol - to - gasoline (MTG) technology to be incorporated into a «green gasoline» production facility.

The production method involves processing biogas to deliver renewable hydrogen and then incorporating the renewable hydrogen into conventional liquid fuels via selected refinery... Read more →

In a paper recently published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, a team led by chemical and biological engineering Professors Christos Maravelias and George Huber outlined a tool to help engineers better gauge the overall yield, efficiency and costs associated with scaling solar - fuel production processes up into large - scale refineries.

Lysine is responsible for the production of carnitine (a nutrient responsible for converting fatty acids into fuel to lower cholesterol).

For the past four years almost nothing meaningful has been done to stop the rampant production and release into the atmosphere of ever greater amounts of carbon dioxide, and there have even been more frantic calls for more production of oil and expanded use of coal as a fuel.

To push its own small two - seater into production, Pontiac brass had to sell the car as being a fuel - efficient commuter runabout that happened to look (and, by 1988, drive) sporty.

That's before you get into the environmental vagaries of hydrogen production, which tends to be either energy - intensive itself (when extracted through electrolysis) or is gathered during the extraction of fossil fuels or natural gas.

It also employs the production direct injection fuel system, which enables more precise fuel delivery that supports a high 11.5:1 compression ratio, which translates into big power.

Daimler AG unveiled 18 alternative - fuel vehicles at the Frankfurt auto show, 17 of which will go into production by 2010.

Today's Ram 1500 employs a production - first thermal management system that taps into heated engine coolant to speed up the warmup of automatic transmission fluid and engine oil to maximize the fuel saving benefits of those fluids.

BMW is not prepared to make a figure official, but it is clear the i8 will be among the most fuel - efficient sports cars ever put into production.

The 2015 Sonata Eco is expected to deliver a class - leading 32 mpg combined fuel economy rating, will start at $ 23,275, excluding $ 810 freight charge, and go into production at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant later this summer.

Honda has announced that it will put its new fuel - cell vehicle into production next year.

The company makes belts that are incorporated into CVTs used in vehicles made by Toyota Motor, and the expansion is in response to growing inquiries from Toyota as the automaker increases production of vehicles equipped with CVT, which offer greater fuel efficiency than conventional automatic transmissions, according to the report.

The charts also show a breakdown of total emissions into tailpipe emissions at point - of - use (CO2: 2.15 tonnes, NOx + PMs: 6.3 kilograms), together with upstream emissions generated during fuel and vehicle production.

Honda is getting into the hydrogen fuel cell game in earnest, and the company has just previewed the production version of the FCV sedan ahead of its Tokyo motor show unveiling.

Volvo said the Geneva model will be a «virtually production - ready» car with CO2 emissions of 49 grams per kilometer, which translates into fuel consumption of 124 mpg.

All engines in the next - generation Silverado and Sierra pickups — which are expected to go into production in the third quarter — feature GM's Active Fuel Management system that can operate in two different cylinder modes or its new Dynamic Fuel Management technology that continuously adjusts the number of cylinders firing — down to two — in various combinations based on performance needs.

All engines in the next - generation Silverado and Sierra pickups — which are expected to go into production in the third quarter — feature GM's Active Fuel Management system that can operate in two different cylinder modes or its new Dynamic Fuel Management technology that continuously adjusts the number of cylinders firing — down to two — between 17 modes based on performance needs.

As for the manufacturers, they unanimously insist that research will continue on making vehicles more fuel - efficient, but because that research is expensive - and im - plementing it into production vehicles even more expensive, with an unsure level of fi - nancial return - it's unclear how fervently the manufacturers will continue to fund the effort.

Dual - clutch transmissions were originally developed for performance cars, but are finding their way into production cars as a means of getting the fuel economy of a manual transmission and the convenience of an automatic.

Finally, there are rumors that Porsche might also offer an all - electric 911, fueled by the unveiling of the Mission E concept in 2015 and the confirmation that the four - door sedan will go into production.

Concepts include the Acura DN - X, a 400 - horsepower, all - wheel - drive sedan with a hybrid powertrain; the Ford Focus FCV, a fuel cell - powered car, and two Toyota Scion vehicles that may or may not turn into production vehicles for Toyota's new youth - targeted brand.